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Cross-Curricular Vocabulary
So you will know what a question is actually asking you
to do…
ANALYZE
• To break something down into its component parts and then show how the parts are related to each other.- Example: Analyze the map below.- Example: Analyze how the human body works.
BIAS
• To influence in a particular direction.
- Example: Can you recognize any bias in this portrait of Pocahontas?- Example: Explain how the author used bias in this piece of writing.
CATEGORIZE
• To organize into groups based on similarities.
- Example: Categorize the following compounds based on their properties.
CAUSE
• The producer of an effect, result or consequence.
- Example: List the causes of the American Revolution.- Example: Discuss the cause and effect relationship shown in the story.
CITE
• To quote or refer to as proof or example.
- Example: Describe the conflict that arises between the brothers. Cite two examples from the story to support your answer.
CLASSIFY
• To arrange or organize based on similarities.
- Example: Classify the following as either a mixture or a compound.
CONCLUDE
• To reach a decision or form an opinion about.
- Example: Conclude-was your hypothesis supported by the evidence?- Example: Based on the evidence collected, what can you conclude about opposing forces?
COMPARE
• Shows how to or more things are both similar AND different.-Example: Compare The Outsiders novel to the movie version.- Example: Compare the forms of government found in the United States and in China.
DESCRIBE
• Write about the most important parts of the topic. Be specific about characteristics, properties and qualities of the topic.- Example: Describe the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird.- Example: Describe what it was like to live during the Colonial Times.
DETERMINE
• To find out or come to a decision about based on calculation, investigation, or reasoning.
- Example: Using the data in the table, determine if Bubba’s conclusion is correct.
EFFECT
• Something that is produced by a cause.
• The power to produce an outcome (influence).
Example: What was the effect of Paul Revere’s ride?
ESTIMATE
• To calculate an approximate value or amount.- Example: If Milly is going to purchase a DVD for $25.79, a pair of socks for $4.23 and a picture frame for $13.88, estimate how much money she will give the cashier.
EVALUATE
• Tells you to present both the positive and negative aspects of something.- Example: Evaluate the impact of the discovery of fingerprinting.
• To find the numerical value of - Example: Evaluate the following expression.
EVIDENCE
• A thing or things that help form or support a judgment or conclusion.- Example: What evidence did Sydney find to support her conclusion.- Example: Support your conclusion/thesis with evidence.
EXPLAIN
• Write about a topic so it is easily understood. Give the “how” and the “why” of events or situations.
- Example: Explain the main conflict in the passage and how it was resolved.
- Example: Explain the steps you took to solve the equation.
GENERATE
• To produce or create.
- Example: Generate a scatter plot of the 2 sets of data.
IDENTIFY
• Pick out or find the most important ideas about a topic.
- Example: Identify who the Pilgrims were and why they came to America.- Example: Identify the protagonist and antagonist of the story.
INDICATE
• To state or express briefly.
- Example: Indicate whether or not you agree with the terms set forth in the Treaty of Paris.
INFER
• To come to a conclusion based on evidence or clues.- Example: Read the dialogue between these two characters. What can you infer about their relationship?- Example: Dory walks into the house wet and carrying an umbrella. What can you infer the weather is like outside?
INTERPRET
• Translate, solve, or comment on a subject and give your judgment or reaction to the problem.
- Example: Interpret the message conveyed in this painting by John White.
- Example: Interpret the data contained in the graph.
OPINION
• A personal view or attitude.
- Example: Provide your opinion on wearing school uniforms at the middle school.
PREDICT
• To tell what will happen based on experience and/or evidence.- Example: Based on what you know about the monkey’s paw, predict what will happen when Mr. White wishes Herbert alive again.
PROJECT
• To calculate, estimate or predict based on present data or trends.
– Example: Project the next number in the following pattern.
RELATIONSHIP
• Emphasize connections and associations in a descriptive form.- Example: What was the relationship among the British colonies?- Example: Identify the relationship between the number of coils and the strength of the electromagnet.
SIMPLIFY
• To reduce or make easier to understand.
- Example: Simplify the variable expression.
6x + 2 – 3x + 4
SUMMARIZE
• Provide a shortened version of the main points. Do not include details.- Example: Summarize the plot of The Tell-Tale Heart.- Example: In your own words, summarize the powers of the Supreme Court.
SUPPORT
• To argue in favor of something.• To provide additional evidence or
information.
- Example: Support or refute the following idea.
THESIS
• A statement or proposition that is maintained by factual argument- Example: Develop a thesis statement on whether or not Andrew Jackson was a good president. Support your statement with evidence.
TRACE
• Present the order in which something happened.
- Example: Trace the events that preceded the Boston Tea Party.
TREND
• The general direction in which something moves.– Example: Draw in the trend line in this scatter
plot.
WITH HELP FROM:
• www.thefreedictionary.com• www.merriam-webster.com• www.howtostudy.com• www.educationatlas.com• www.studygs.net• www.googleimages.com• Various GV teachers!